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Upsets Update
Heavyweights:
Argentina: The top seeded Oscar Bonavena was disqualified while fighting the eventual winner Pedro Lovell.
Belgium: Karel Sys was heavlily favored in his bout against Pierre Charles yet lost on a TKO.
Cruiserweights:
Argentina: It's second straight #1 seed disqualified as eventual Tournament winner Victor Emilio Ramirez prevails against Marcelo Dominguez.
Australia: Daniel Rowsell scores the TKO over Dave Russell.
Brazil: The lowest seed in the tournament KO's the #1 seed then defeats the #3 seed to move on.
England: Slight favorite Johnny Nelson loses by TKO to the hard hitting David Haye.
Germany: Ruediger May outpoints heavily favored Marco Huck.
Light Heavyweights:
Australia: Top seeded Jeff Harding loses to #4 Paul Brigs who then loses to #2 seeded Danny Green.
Italy: Lou Bogash, the #1 seed loses on disqualification in the first round to lightly regarded Artenio Calzavara. Second seeded Silvio Branco wins.
Middleweights:
Argentina: The great Carlos Monzon loses to 9th seeded Miguel Angel Arroyo on a disqualification. Arroyo then loses in the finals to 8th seeded Victor Zalazar in the final round.
Australia: Top seeded Les Darcy loses to eighth seeded Tom Hall. Hall then loses to fourth seeded Sam Soliman in the Finals.
Belgium: Lightly regarded Leon Fouquet defeats Cyrille Delannoit on a DQ.
England: All time great Bob Fitzsimmons loses by TKO on cuts against #3 Randy Turpin.
Germany: Hans Stretz comes out of nowhere to KO Arthur Abraham. Felix Sturm, the #2 seed ends up going to the World Tournament.
Welterweight:
England: 2nd seeded Lloyd Honeyghan scores a TKO against top seeded Ted Kid Lewis.
Italy: Top seeded Bruno Visintin loses on points to the eventual winner 7th seeded Silvano Bertini.
Jr. Welterweight:
Argentina Juan Martin Coggi, the #3 seed wins on points against Nicolino Locche.
England: #1 seed Ricky Hatton loses the decision to eventual winner #2 seed Jack Kid Berg.
Italy: As predicted by PWills Duilio Loi was upset by #2 seeded tourney entrant Bruno Arcari.
Lightweights:
Argentina: Justo Suarez, the 6th seed defeats top seeded Luis Federico Thompson on a disqualification.
Cuba: Florentino Fernandez drops the decision to tourney winner and #3 seed Emory Cabana.
Ireland: Fourth seeded Tommy Cleary defeats the third and first seeds along the way to winning the berth.
Italy: Aldo Spoldi, the #2 seed scores the TKO against Carlo Orlandi.
Featherweights:
Columbia: #3 Seed Daniel Blanco scores 3 KO's including #1 seed Ricardo Cardona to win this berth.
England: Unknown Richie Wenton KO's top seed Derry Matthews to win the tourney.
Bantamweights:
Australia: Jimmy Carruthers is TKO'd on cuts by lightly thought of Joe Russell. Elly Bennett, the #2 seed moves on to the world tournament.
England: The #3 seed Johnny King scores the KO against top seeded Owen Moran.
Flyweights:
England: Top seeded Terry Allen is the victim of an embarrassing KO at the hands of #9 seeded Mickey McGuire. #2 seeded Teddy Gardner was out pointed by #11 seeded Joe Symonds. Symonds went on to the final round where he was KO'd by #5 seed Eric Marsden.
Italy: The #1 Seeded Salvatore Burruni lost on DQ to #7 Seeded Franco Cherchi who was subsequently KO'd by eventual winner #2 seed Salvatore Fanni.
Strawweights:
Argentina: Hector Luis Patri was shocked by Carlos Mario Eluaiza in the finals.
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